FNUS76 KOTX 112325
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARKER CANYON COMPLEX...SE DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
425 PM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1626 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT WILL BE CHILLY WITH LIGHT WINDS. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAK FRONT IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE DAY
FRIDAY AND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING WEST WINDS
DURING THE EVENING. NO RAIN IS ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS.

REMARK...SPRING CANYON RAWS CAN HAVE SOME ERRATIC WINDS IN THE
BOWL AROUND LAKE ROOSEVELT AND GRAND COULEE. I CHOSE TO USE SENSORS
AROUND GRAND COULEE AND MANSFIELD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...BUT POSSIBLY SMOKY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST OR NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH BY 1900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 1900 PDT...BECOMING
                    NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BUT HAZY OR SMOKY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...BUT POSSIBLY SMOKY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BUT HAZY OR SMOKY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5.



$$
FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.BARKE.02/OTX